1992–93 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1992–93 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball | |
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MCC Regular season co-champions MCC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
Record | 23–7 (12–2 MCC) |
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Home arena | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1993 MCC tournament winner |
The 1992–93 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. After finishing in a tie for the MCC regular season championship, the Purple Aces won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by Florida State[1] in the opening round and finished 23–7 (12–2 MCC).
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1992* | Missouri–Rolla | W 82–73 | 1–0 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 6, 1992* | at Notre Dame | L 70–76 | 1–1 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 9, 1992* | at Valparaiso | W 84–77 | 2–1 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 12, 1992* | Illinois State | W 86–67 | 3–1 | Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,679) Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 14, 1992* | at Indiana State | L 55–58 | 3–2 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 7, 1993 | Loyola–Chicago | W 62–44 | 20–6 (12–2) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
MCC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1993* | vs. Dayton Championship | W 69–66 | 21–6 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 12, 1993* | vs. Butler Semifinals | W 74–71 | 22–6 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 13, 1993* | vs. No. 22 Xavier Championship game | W 80–69 | 23–6 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1993* | (14 SE) | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State First Round | L 70–82[1] | 23–7 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time. |
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References
- ^ a b "FSU Smothers Evansville". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "1992-93 Evansville Purple Aces Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.